Drake: maintained his No 1 spot, despite a few of his singles dropping off the Hot 100. Photo: Karla Moy/Creative Commons

Assisted by Royalty Exchange, we recognise the most successful songwriters behind the biggest hits on both sides of the Atlantic

Drake maintained his No 1 spot, despite a few of his singles dropping off the Hot 100. With 19 songs still charting, it’s going to take some time before anyone whittles into that lead. Meanwhile Kendrick Lamar debuted at No 3 thanks to a new track of his own and a collaboration with Maroon 5. That, combined with Leland MetroBoomin Wayne’s continuing lasting power, drove the former powerhouse of Ed Sheeran out of the Top 10 to No 16…

Every track charting on the UK’s Official Singles Chart for the week is given a point value, which is then split equally among the songwriters listed for each, and then ranked in order of those totals.